Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

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Pulsating abdomen thyroid and penis

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The pulsating sensation has been in my abdomen for about a year now and has now gone up to my neck... you have a corroded artery in your neck in which lets you feel your pulse but i can feel my pulse on both sides of the thyroid. after im done masturbating i can see my penis move up and down along...

by I dont want to die young!56274 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

lump and a mole in my vaginal area

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Should I be worried if there is a mole and a lump beside each other in my vaginal area? Read an article that said it might be a glad that will eventually drain, but then I saw the little mole. Should I be worried??

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

CAT Scan requested due to possible damaged blood vessels in neck; What causes this?

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My sister has been complaining of severe headaches from the base of her neck. She has had an MRI, CAT scan and X-ray. Everything has come back ok with the exception of the x-ray. A chiropractor has been treating her because her neck is out of place. Now she went in again because the pain is not...

by chef297188282 over a year ago

over a year ago by chef297188282

Pulse and blood pressure

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%-) I just took my Blood Pressure, and it was 125 / 81 but what concerns me the most, is that my Pulse was 164. I ate breakfast, and I sit at a desk on a computer. What can I do to lower my pulse. I am on Blood pressure medicine.

by KELLY.D197187684 over a year ago

over a year ago by KELLY.D197187684

Painless hematuria-can it point toward a cancer?

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Hello, folks. I have recently noticed blood in my urine. I must admit that I don’t feel any pain. I know that this can be also known as painless hematuria. I would like to know if this can point toward a cancer. I am pretty frightened, so I would appreciate your honest opinion about this.

by marlon119563726 over a year ago

over a year ago by jeromy106659023

Student with high blood pressure

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sir...am stanly from india.. 24 yrs old male.. am suffering from blood pressure..i didnt expected this but i am. from six years am drinking.. but it has been three months that i regularly used to drink. i do have migrane n am fatty. my height is 167cm n my wieght is 90kg. my father do has bp n...

by stanlyarther over a year ago

over a year ago by stanlyarther

Somebody has to have an answer, cold skin while workingout

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It doesn't matter if I work out indoors or out, airconditioning or hot sun, running, walking or lifting weights. My arms and legs get cold, even though I am sweating. Have had heart checkup, and cardiologist doesn't seem concerned. Someone has to have an answer this is a new condition for me...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

High WBC, Flu like symptoms, night sweats, and fatigue

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I'm currently in grad school up North and I moved up from FL. I also have hemoglobin SC disease and am anemic. So when I experienced the flu-like symptoms the fatigueness wasn't really an additional symptom because of my being anemic. But I've had flu-lke symptoms for about a month now. I've taken...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Dad's issues with blood pressure

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MY DAD IS IN HIS LATE 60'S AND IS HAVING AN AWFUL TIME WITH HIS BP. HE WILL NOT GO TO A DIFFERENT DOCTOR. MY MOM AND I HAVE TOLD HIM HE NEEDS A SECOND OPINION. HIS BP RANGES AROUND 186/150 MOST OF THE TIME AND ALL THAT THE DOCTOR HAS DONE IS CHANGE HIS MEDS. HE ONLY HAS ONE KIDNEY SO, I KNOW HE CAN...

by dkwise86072 over a year ago

over a year ago by dkwise86072